Canadian Pacific Railway Owney tag

Canadian Pacific Railway · 1888-1897

Owney occasionally traveled on Canadian railways, including the eastern portion of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. This baggage token, marked “Special P. 2847” was given to Owney during one of his trips on that railroad. The “Special” marking was used for travelers whose baggage would follow their journey off of the main railway onto another line. Railroad companies had agreements to return these specially marked tokens to the railroad of origin.